Procurment Technical Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Location Maiduguri

NRC is looking for a Procurement Technical Assistant for our field office in Maiduguri, Borno State in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Procurement Technical Assistant is to support programme activities in Maiduguri, Brono State

NRC initiated country operations in Nigeria in June 2015, in order to respond to the critical and increasing needs in the country. NRC currently has a full team based in Maiduguri and a coordination office in Abuja. NRC is currently providing services across various sectors namely; Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH); Food Security; Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) and Education in order to address identified humanitarian needs.

The Procurement Technical Assistant reports to Procurement Officer.

Job description

• Collect cash advances and proceed with cash procurements
• Prepare requests for quotations and source bids & quotations in accordance with NRC procurement regulations.
• Liaise with receiving units and suppliers to collect invoices and Delivery documents.
• Prepare the payment request, ensure complete paper trail is attached and submit to the Procurement Officer for verification.
• Maintain proper files for procurement documents (as per local filling procedures)
• Assist the Procurement Officer in establishing and coordinating routine processes and procedures for the Procurement department.
• Any other task reasonably assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• University degree in related field
• Knowledge of the local market
• Knowledge of local language (Hausa, Kanuri)
• Previous (1yr) experience working in a Logistics/Procurment department (preferably NGO)
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• High level competence in computer skills (Microsoft office Applications)

Education field

• Logistics

Education level

• College / University, Bachelor's degree

Personal qualities

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• A good sense of humour is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.